The poet and essayist Eduardo Milan was born in Rivera, Uruguay, in 1952. As a result of military repression in their country of origin, since 1979 he went into exile in Mexico, where he has not only developed his poetic work, but an invaluable work as a critic and Teacher. Milan was a member of the editorial board of the magazine Vuelta. Among the various titles of poetry and essays he has published include Un Certain Regard (1989) err (1991), Life mantis (1993), Resisting, insistence on the poetic present (1994), materials Justification, essays on Latin American poetry ( 2004) a few words on the subject (2005), the road Ullán, followed by Durante (2009) and Dissent (2010).